Diamond Hogs Beat Ole Miss To Even Series

Fant shines as Hogs beat Rebels, 10-1

Randall Fant allowed only one run over six innings and earned his first victory of the season as Arkansas (14-6, 1-1 SEC) beat Ole Miss, 10-1, Saturday afternoon at Baum Stadium.

The senior left-hander from Texarkana, Tex. gave up seven hits with no walks and struck out five batters, including Stuart Turner with two runners on to end the fifth and preserve a 3-1 lead.

Arkansas got on the board first when an infield single by Matt Vinson scored Jacob Mahan. The Razorbacks scored two more in the second on a bunt single by Mahan, and then Tyler Spoon beat out an attempted double play with the bases loaded to score Brett McAfee.

Ole Miss (19-2, 1-1) scored their lone run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Sikes Orvis.

Arkansas stretched the lead to 5-1 in the fifth, when Matt Vinson attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt with two runners on, but the pitcher threw the ball away, allowing Spoon and Brian Anderson to score.

Spoon drove in two of his three RBI in the sixth with a two-run double. The redshirt freshman from Van Buren, Ark. has driven in 26 runs so far this season, among the leaders in the nation.

Sophomore left-hander Jalen Beeks and junior righty Colby Suggs shut down the Rebels over the final three innings to preserve the victory.

The win for Arkansas evened the weekend series at one game apiece. The rubber match will be Sunday afternoon at 1:00. Junior Ryne Stanek will start on the mound for Arkansas against Ole Miss sophomore Sam Smith.

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